Jesse Metcalfe (Desperate Housewives) is set to star in Fairfield Road, a new original movie for the Hallmark Channel, according to the Hollywood Reporter. He plays a man about to start his dream job with a U.S. senator and to propose to his girlfriend; then the senator is involved in a controversy and the girlfriend is unfaithful. He then retreats to a Cape Cod town and falls for a bookstore owner, getting involved in a local election. The film is shooting now in Toronto for a 2010 premiere.
Archive: October 2009 (161-170 of 459)
Oct 22
2009
04:00 AM ET
Oct 22
2009
04:00 AM ET
Rob Corddry plans comedy pilot, new web series
Rob Corddry of The Daily Show fame has signed a deal with Warner Bros. TV and will star in a pilot presentation for the studio, Variety reports. The pilot would then be shopped to the networks. Corddry says he is planning an “unconventional family drama” and will star as the father. Also, Corddry’s web series Children’s Hospital will now air on Adult Swim, which has ordered a second season. Corddry will also work with his brother Nate on a web series about an unlikely rock band.
Oct 21
2009
07:51 PM ET
Nickelodeon acquires Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Nickelodeon, the kids channel owned by Viacom, has purchased the global property rights to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles from the Mirage Group and 4Kids Entertainment for $60 million, according to Variety. The deal paves the way for Nick to start producing a CG-animated TV series for the heroes in a half shell. The show is scheduled to begin airing in 2012. Also planned for that year is a new Turtles feature film that will be released by Viacom’s Paramount Pictures.
Oct 21
2009
07:13 PM ET
'Shrek the Musical' sets final Broadway performance for Jan. 3, 2010
Shrek the Musical will present its final Broadway performance on Jan. 3, 2010, DreamWorks Theatrical president Bill Damaschke announced today. The Tony Award-winning production—which is based on the William Steig book Shrek! and the animated film Shrek—will end its year-long run at the Broadway Theater after 441 performances. Grosses for the pricey musical have been diminishing since summer’s end, according to the AP. A national tour commences July 13, 2010 at the Cadillac Palace Theater in Chicago.
Oct 21
2009
07:03 PM ET
Google to launch music search pages
Starting next week, Google will add another dimension to its Internet omnipresence by adding music search pages, according to the Associated Press. Modeled after Google’s financial news service, the pages will also include music or band images and news, along with song previews and downloads courtesy of music streaming and sharing sites Lala and iLike.
Though the sources spoke anonymously, they told the AP that the idea has been in the works for a year.
Oct 21
2009
05:42 PM ET
Actress Amy Ryan welcomes daughter to family
Actress Amy Ryan has given birth to a daughter, according to People. The 39-year-old Oscar nominee/Office guest star and her fiance, comedy writer Eric Slovin, welcomed their first child, Georgia Gracie Slovin, on October 15 in New York City.
Oct 21
2009
03:24 PM ET
Tom Cruise responds to Bronson Pinchot claims
This week, the Onion A.V. published an interview that quotes actor Bronson Pinchot saying that Tom Cruise made “constant unrelated homophobic comments” while the two were on the set of 1983′s Risky Business. Cruise’s rep responded today, telling EW, “Obviously, this is so far removed from who Tom Cruise is as a person, this must have been said in jest.”
Pinchot, perhaps best known as Balki from the 1980s TV series Perfect Strangers, made the comments to A.V. Club during a discussion about the actor’s storied resume, which also includes films Beverly Hills Cop, True Romance, and The First Wives’ Club.
In addition to the negative comments about Cruise, Pinchot is also quoted as saying Denzel Washington is “one of the most unpleasant human beings I’ve ever met.” Washington’s rep says the actor has no comment.
UPDATE: Bronson Pinchot explains remarks to the Onion in email to the Wall Street Journal
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Oct 21
2009
11:40 AM ET
Chris Brown announces 'Fan Appreciation' tour
Chris Brown announced a 19-city “Fan Appreciation” tour of smaller, intimate venues to thank his fans for their on-going support. The month-long tour begins Nov. 14 in Houston and ends Dec. 15 in New York City. Brown intends to donate a portion of the tour’s proceeds to two non-profits: The Jenesse Center, a Los Angeles based domestic violence intervention program; and Best Buddies International, which helps people with intellectual disabilities. In August, Brown was sentenced to five years of probation and community service for attacking his ex-girlfriend, Rihanna.
Oct 21
2009
09:51 AM ET
David Carr hands 'Carpetbagger' to Melena Ryzik
After four seasons handicapping the Oscars and other movie awards, New York Times media columnist David Carr is stepping down from the NYTimes.com blog he created, “The Carpetbagger.” Carr plans to continue writing for the paper, but told Variety that last year’s domination by Slumdog Millionaire contributed to his decision to scale back his commitments: “Slumdog went out front and stayed there, and I had four months to swan about nothing.”
Culture reporter Melena Ryzik will assume Carr’s duties, continuing the Carpetbagger video series when the blog re-launches on Dec. 1.
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